GREETINGS FROM THE PRESIDENT
VOLUME 50 | NO. 2
HBU NEWS IS PUBLISHED BIANNUALLY BY UNIVERSITY COMMUNICATIONS
Dear Friends, As we welcome HBU’s 51st freshman class this fall, we are experiencing a strong sense of momentum across many areas of the campus. Thanks to the planning, prayers and hard work of countless individuals, this momentum has been building for several years—whether in athletics, student life, campus development projects, or the academic program. Since 2008, we have been taking important steps in our efforts to implement the goals in our Ten Pillars vision; now, however, we are making major strides toward their fulfillment. Of course the whole campus has been energized by HBU’s historic first football game against Sam Houston State on Aug. 31. Coach Vic Shealy and his staff worked hard to prepare our football athletes for their seven-game developmental season. And we are thrilled that, thanks to the generosity of Archie and Linda Dunham, the Huskies now practice on Dunham Field. We are also excited about the new Chick-fil-A that just opened in our M.D. Anderson Student Center—to the delight of students, faculty, staff and campus visitors. In addition to these enhancements, we continue to gain momentum in planning the development of our US 59 and Fondren retail zone. In the pages that follow, you will find exciting articles and artistic renderings that showcase not only Belin Drive and the proposed development of our retail zone, but also our plans for developing our academic, residential and athletic zones as part of a master plan designed to transform the campus and revitalize our community.
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Finally, we are experiencing strong momentum as we expand the University’s academic programs and build a stellar faculty of acclaimed Christian scholars. Provost John Mark Reynolds, Dr. Michael Ward, Dr. Jerry Walls, and the top three female Christian apologists in America—Nancy Pearcey, Mary Jo Sharp, and Dr. Holly Ordway—are only some of the faculty contributing to HBU’s growing national prominence as an institution that promotes a Christian worldview. And, of course, we are thrilled that pre-eminent Christian apologist Lee Strobel, author of The Case for Christ, has joined the faculty in our School of Christian Thought. We all look forward to the contributions he will make on the campus and in our community. I know you will enjoy reading about football, the new Chick-fil-A, our campus master plan, our apologetics faculty, and other exciting topics in this issue of HBU News. These are all evidence of the growing momentum we are experiencing at HBU as we work to provide “A Higher Education,” one that points to the lordship of Jesus Christ. Blessings,
Robert B. Sloan Jr.
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